TEXT 22
purusah sa parah partha
bhaktya labhyas tv ananyaya
yasyantah-sthani bhutani
yena sarvam idam tatam
SYNONYMS
purusah--the Supreme Personality; sah--He; parah--the Supreme, than whom no one is greater; partha--O son of Prtha; bhaktya--by devotional service; labhyah--can be achieved; tu--but; ananyaya--unalloyed, undeviating devotion; yasya--whom; antah-sthani--within; bhutani--all of this material manifestation; yena--by whom; sarvam--all; idam--whatever we can see; tatam--distributed.
TRAN
Must be uttama-adhikari who can never fall down
“One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikari .” (The Nectar of Instruction, text 5, purport)
“There is no possibility that a first-class devotee will fall down, even though he may mix with non-devotees to preach. Conviction and faith gradually increase to make one an uttama-adhikari, a first-class devotee.” (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila 22.71, purport)
Must be mahabhagavata
“When one has at
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Srila Prabhupada: Narayana Maharaja. He will come tomorrow?
Tamal Krsna Gosvami: He will come when we (discussing with others). If we pick him up he might come tonight.
Srila Prabhupada: Hmm.
Tamal Krsna Gosvami: If we go just now with the car. Bhakticaru is going just now with the car. Maharaja may come tonight.
(Someone begins to sing govindam adi p
That birth, that deed, that mind or that word of the people which is conducive to and acceptable for service of Sri Krishna is worth its name.
--- Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
bullet The greatest benefactor is he who can enlighten us with the knowledge of God thus removing our age-long gloom of ignorance.
--- Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Intelligence cannot be purified without devotion to God. By severe austerities those having come near liberation are hurled down by their lack of devotion to God
Lecture on Brahmachari life matlab Sukhi life by HH Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
(His Holiness Bhakti Rasamrita Swami completed his B.E. from M.S University Baroda, MBA from Bombay University & worked for some time in a multinational Bank. Inspired by the teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder acharya of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness.)
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Lecture on Sweetness of Krishna's Love by Radhanath Swami on 11 Jan 2014 at ISKCON Chowpatty
(Radhanath Swami has a special interest in the holy places in India and leads thousands of devotees on pilgrimage each year. Radhanath Swami is a trustee of Bhaktivedanta College, Belgium, by providing his spiritual support and encouragement.)
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Devotees and ISKCON supporters and members worldwide are hearing more and more about the progress of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, and in great anticipation await its completion. This historic landmark project is the fulfillment of the vision of Srila Prabhupada, our acharyas and Lord Nityananda Himself, and will certainly be ISKCON’s foremost preaching project for spreading the sublime teachings of Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout the world.
With the aim of regularly inspiring and infor
In modern times especially in post-Vedic India, the ideology of an advanced developed country is often projected as a state free of any religious guidance in the function of constitution as well as neglecting the value of religious principles in bringing peace in people’s life thus contributing to a happy state. The country’s Education system no longer emphasis the need of teaching religious principle in schools which they think has became obsolete and no longer linked to the prosperity of the c
Dear follower of Srila Prabhupada,
Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
This year, as always, we request you to submit your homage to Srila Prabhupada for his Vyasa-puja book by April 15.
In addition, if you're a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada, please check out www.sptributes.com to learn about a Vyasa-puja book open to all of his disciples. The deadline for submission to this book is also April 15.
The standards for submitting an offering to the tradi
Lecture on Demons in the Guise of Devotees by HG Madhavananda Prabhu
(Madhavananda Das, joined ISKCON in Los Angeles in 1982. He moved to Bhubaneswar Orissa in 1993 where he has been living since. He was instructed by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj to edit his lectures into publications.)
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Lecture on Devotional Service Vs Liberation by HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami
(Originally from New Zealand, Bhakti Caitanya Swami joined the Hare Krishna movement in London, early in 1973. Almost a year before, as a philosophy student at Auckland University, he had first seen his future spiritual master walking across the campus with his followers. Srila Prabhupada initiated Bhakti Caitanya Swami later in 1973, giving him the name Raghubir Dasa. )
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In Srimad Bhagavatam (7.11.2) we see that Once yudhisthira Maharaja asked Narada Muni what is that principles of religion by following which people in general can attain the ultimate goal of life – That is loving devotional service to the supreme personality of Godhead.
Before Narada Muni’s reply Yudhisthira Maharaja first explains those virtues the person must possess who is eligible to answer this kind of important question about life. And he also shows how Narada muni is the most appropriate p
TEXT 21
avyakto 'ksara ity uktas
tam ahuh paramam gatim
yam prapya na nivartante
tad dhama paramam mama
SYNONYMS
avyaktah--unmanifested; aksarah--infallible; iti--thus; uktah--said; tam--that which; ahuh--is known; paramam--ultimate; gatim--destination; yam--that which; prapya--gaining; na--never; nivartante--comes back; tat dhama--that abode; paramam--supreme; mama--Mine.
TRANSLATION
That supreme abode is called unmanifested and infallible, and it is the supreme destination. When one goes there, h
"Time is called kala--past, present and future. What is now present, tomorrow will be past, and what is now future, tomorrow will be present. But this past, present and future are the past, present and future of the body. We do not belong to the category of the past, present and future. We belong to the category of eternity. Therefore one should be concerned with how to attain or how to be elevated to the platform of eternity. The developed consciousness of the human being should be utilized not
"According to the Vedic teachings, anyone who does not accept the Vedic way of life, he is called atheist. Therefore, according to Vedantists, Buddhists are called atheist. Actually Buddha philosophy does not accept God, neither soul. They simply philosophize on the material elements, and they want to finish the material exis..., dismantle the material elements. Nirvana. So Caitanya Mahaprabhu has remarked that the Buddhists are honest. They frankly say that "We don't accept your Vedas." But the
"There are four Sampradayas from the beginning of the creation. One is called Brahma Sampradaya, and is coming down by disciplic succession from Brahma; another Sampradaya is coming down from Laksmi, called Sri Sampradaya; another is coming down from the Kumaras, they are known as Nimbarka Sampradaya; another Sampradaya is coming from Lord Siva, Rudra Sampradaya or Visnu Swami. These are four bona fide Sampradayas that are accepted by the bona fide spiritualists. The Impersonalist Sampradaya is
"One may remain a householder, medical practitioner, an engineer or whatever. It doesn't matter. One only has to follow the instruction of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, chant the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and instruct relatives and friends in the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam [...] It is best not to accept any disciples." (C.c. Madhya, 7.130, purport)
"...in order to receive the real message of Srimad-Bhagavatam one should approach the current link, or spiritual master, in the chain
